" Everything's changed...? " Ragna 100 asks Ragna as he was covered with his Black Cocoon Armory.
< System Reorganization Process Complete >
< System Update Complete >
< Leveling System 2.0 >
< Some of the features might've changed but... >
" Skip! " Ragna Twelve tells the System to cut the whole intro off and quickly tell him Ragna Current's condition.
< Player Ragna Current's Condition >
< Name: Ragna Orion 'Miraikuru' Kent >
< Level: ??? >
< Status: >
< ??? >
" Huh!? " Twelve sees it, he was surprised to see the such result.
" Don't worry, Twelve... "
" It's enough... " Ragna says as he tells Twelve that it's working now.
" What do you mean it's working!? the System couldn't read anything from you at all! " Twelve says while Ragna smirks.
" That is why I said it works, Twelve! " Ragna tells him while laughing.
" This ritual is meant to evolve me to unprecedented heights was it not? " Ragna asks Twelve.
" Isn't it, Dainsleif Spirit? " he asks her as she remembers their meeting inside the Aether Realm*.
" Well, you could say that... " Dainsleif Spirit says.
" Good... " Ragna replied as he feels his hands, his legs that limp no longer for the new legs felt very good.
" You know, I feel like I can go anywhere with little ease right now. "
" Back then I have to depend mostly on my items to deal with things, but... " Ragna says as he senses the things above.
" He's massacring the people up there. " Ragna Twelve approaches him.
" If he leaves then he would devour anything he sees. "
" So what!? " Ragna replied.
" The gods will stop him and I'll take care of the rest, right? " Ragna asks.
Twelve and the other went silent for a bit and then sighs, for they began to tell Ragna the recent news he needs to know.
" Artemis, the Hunter Goddess Artemis, died!? " Ragna asks Twelve.
" Yes, he's on the Divine Level now. "
" I don't know how to say this but he is more unpredictable than the Diviners we have to originally face. "
" He devours anything in his simplest desires, no complicated goals or anything... "
" He kills as the current manifestation of nature's law, 'The Strongest One Survives...'. "
" So..., what's so dangerous with that Divine Beast? " Ragna asks for he thinks killing him after the Diviners deal with him is the most logical thing he can do instead of wasting his energy and time on dealing with him.
" Ragna, I know what you're thinking right now. "
" You must've still thought that it's best to empower one overpowerful enemy rather than deal with legions of powerful enemies. "
" But that had too much risk, for you even... "
" Since we couldn't tell from your status if you're ready enough to face him. "
" I AM, are you doubting me!? "
" Look at this..., this is the result...! " Ragna shows them his current armored form.
" Why are you worrying about this? goddamn you! "
" Is it just me or you're beginning to lose sight of things, Twelve!? "
" Enough! " Ragna 100 is angry at Ragna.
" Do you understand this boy! that Waterson brat is dangerous!? "
" If he still exists in this world, there's nothing for us to live, he would devour it all with [Avarice]! "
" Besides, do you know that he is currently around-"
" The Fubuki Family girl? " Ragna asks as he releases himself from 100's grip.
" I know about it, even if the [Twelve Eye of Time] still recovers," he tells them.
" What do you mean by that? what happened to it? " Ragna Twelve asks.
" It still needs to be healed, but before the process starts... "
" I already inserted many visions, as much as I can in the last moments before the eye's restoration process begins. "
" What did you say? " Twelve asks Ragna he replies with a laugh.
" So you're saying that... "
" I saw things further, more than you, Twelve... " Ragna tells him as taps his still-covered left eye while Twelve could only open his mouth in his disbelief.
" No... way... " Twelve says, using his [Twelve Eye of Time] to see it too.
" What is it, old Twelve? " Ragna 69 and 100 asks him while Twelve still process what he saw.
" That is what I see, Twelve... "
" Every path has consequences, remember... "
" I know that if I chose one, I will lose the other chance, but... " Ragna says as Twelve grits his teeth.
" But still, Ragna... "
" You must save Yukino Fubuki, still... " Ragna Twelve tells him.
Hearing that, Ragna then sighs, for he had no choice but to 'save' the Fubuki girl.
" Fine then, Twelve..."
" Guess I have no choice, didn't I? " Ragna asks as he looks up, he sees that he is meters below the ground, the skies are covered by large mountains of rocks.
" Dammit, even if I already showed you the easy way, you guys decide for me to take the hard way, tsk...! "
" Fine then! " Ragna says as he clicks some bones and stretches.
" Let's do it, shall we? " Ragna says for he remembered that the hard way is basically a high-risked path, but usually had a high return for its compensation.
Ragna clenches his fist, he clenched it hard while his feet press the ground more. As he did that, he then checks the range of the height between him and the skies.
" Ah, this is better. " Ragna smirks.
...
( Meanwhile. )
The environment around the fallen Abyss Tower has been completely ravaged, corpses from both the mortals and from the gods (the Valkyries and Nymphs nearby) can be seen brutally mutilated on the ground, bitten by the Avarice.
" *Gasp* *Gasp* "
" S-Rank, Yukino Fubuki... " Adrian says as he watches her, he watches Yukino's body regenerating.
"( What's this, what's happened, my body...? )" Yukino says as she feels her regeneration, confused, for she never know she could do this before.
As she feels it, she began to see things in her mind, seeing a little winged-like creature...
"( What is..., am I hallucinating? )" Yukino says as she gasps, while her regeneration restores her body completely.
" I see, so you actually had something other than your usual Gifts, interesting? " Adrian says.
" To think, I'm not the only one who has more than one Gift, I and... " he suddenly remembers Ragna.
"( That brat, he must've had multiple Gifts too... )" Adrian says as he looks around, seeing the corpses of everyone he butchered around the very place. Even Kikyo, the one who had the cat's 'lucky charm' also fell victim to his [Avarice].
" I am the Gifted One, none of you deserve to have anything that should've been mine... " Adrian says as he stands up, and approaches Yukino who tries to stand up.
" Don't stand, woman! " Adrian steps on her, so hard it made her scream in agony.
" Argh!!! " Yukino feels great pain, while she also restores from it.
" This power is wasted on you... " Adrian grabs her by her back hair.
" Let me have it, let it be MINE! " Adrian says but before that happened.
*Explosion from underground, mountains of rocks are blown into the skies*
" Phew, finally some fresh air! " Ragna says as he comes out.
" I was wondering if time had already passed by too long, during my things, but thank goodness I didn't skip too much... " Ragna says.
" Who are you? " Adrian says while still grabbing Yukino and coming towards Ragna.
" Oh, Adrian... "
" How are you, I see you have horns now, scary...? " Ragna greets him sarcastically.
" You just evade my question, worm... " Adrian says.
" WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO DISTURB ME!? " Adrian says which Ragna understands that he must've been almost hit with the mountains of rocks he punched earlier as it falls back to the ground due to gravity.
" You didn't realize? " Ragna asks which made Adrian wonders.
" Huh!? "
" YOU!!!? " he says.
" BINGO!!! " Ragna replies.
" It's me! " Ragna happily replies to him with an annoying tone, shocking Adrian and even the Deviant Monarch up as they immediately realized.
Who just appeared before them.